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About Matthew from USA: Longtime MC fan from Miami, FL.

How to get away with improving a tour (47,350) by Matthew from USA Well I think instead of just being negative, we could all try to be constructive about the tour. And since the lambs love their lists, I thought we could each post 3 things that we would change about the tour and why. Let's also try to keep it positive. I'm sure we all wish her voice was in better condition, but I want to know what the lambs would change about the tour itself and the performances. Here's my 3: 1. Pants. I know it sounds strange but I wish MC would wear pants as one of her ensembles. Maybe tight leather or even a pair of sexy dark jeans. I think it would definitely help her image. Remember when she used to rock the jeans and do the little dance with the chairs for Fantasy? 2. Dance mix and remix. MC is known for having multiple versions of all of her songs, especially in the early days. She would re-sing the dance mixes. She also has some great remixes. I'm honestly surprised she hasn't included these versions in her tours. Maybe she thinks the fans would get upset if it's not the radio version. She might be surprised. 3. Ditch some dancers, add some musicians. I think sometimes MC's dancers look corny. Instead I would like to see her add musicians. Like an actual guitar player can come out and sit on a stool and they can just riff. Or a saxaphonist or even an entire orchestra if she can get it. The crowd would cheer and it would be nice. So what positive ideas do you guys have? (Friday 10 October 2014; 23:27)

Mariah's vocals (42,798) by Matthew from USA Thanks for the insight on how songs are created in the studio, Edward. It's definitely an interesting process. That today's technology allows her to patch together the best pieces from different takes is pretty awesome. I don't have a problem with this because it's still her voice, just the best of it. The end result might be something that will challenge her live, but she should still be able to reasonably replicate it (emphasis on reasonably). The only way she wouldn't be able to replicate what's done in the studio is if they are doing a lot more than patching together her best takes, if you know what I mean. And that would be fraudulent and disappointing. But I don't think that's what's going on. Some of her recent material even sounds like they could have used some better takes but left it as is. Anyway, my original point was that regardless of how the process works, I am in favor of her setting the highest vocal standard on her album, even if it will challenge her live. (Tuesday 22 April 2014; 20:11)

On the subject of legacies (42,732) by Matthew from USA Randy, if Mariah can sing a song in the studio, why would it then be impossible for her to sing it live? Do you mean that she can't sound exactly like her studio recordings? Who does? Or are you saying that what she does in the studio is too hard for her to do live? I respectfully disagree. I think that if she wanted to, she could sing any of her most recent material live. But even if she could not, I would want her to keep doing her best work in the studio. An MTV Awards performance is one and done, but an album is something we will listen to through the years, even when Mariah is gone. It might be different if Mariah were an opera singer. An opera singer's legacy comes from her live performances. But Mariah is a recording artist. Her legacy will come from the albums she puts out and how they were critically received. So I don't think that Mariah should water down her vocals in the studio just so she can be comfortable singing live for an awards show. She should bring her very best vocal to the studio, even if the live performance won't be as great. Her legacy depends on it. (Sunday 20 April 2014; 5:04)

A not so bad new era (42,260) by Matthew from USA It's interesting to contrast the tone on this board with the tone of Mariah's social media streams. On the fan site, there is so much worrying, stress, and gloom. On Mariah's site there is just so much giddy happiness and smiles in almost every message posted. I'm not sure what to think about this, but it's definitely interesting that the fans and MC seem to be in two totally different places right now. At the end of the day, I'm happy that she is happy. It wasn't always this way. I remember when the music was her life. She was unlucky in love and felt betrayed by friends but she topped the charts repeatedly. Today, Mariah is married with two kids and it seems like Rihanna and Katy are the ones flying around the globe, doing interviews everywhere, and having tons of success in everything but their personal lives. And that's the catch, isn't it? The price of chart domination is having no personal life, just flights and interviews and your entourage. Mariah has been there and done that and left a record of chart domination that is still unbroken. So maybe we shouldn't be so stressed. Maybe this era isn't about flights and chart domination. Maybe this era is about taking her sweet time to make music because well, because she loves it. Maybe it's the beginning of an often delayed, but not so bad new era. (Friday 21 March 2014; 4:33)